The Source of Abundant Joy

March 7th, 2011 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

March 07, 2011
 
In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us —Romans 8:37
 
 

Paul was speaking here of the things that might seem likely to separate a saint from the love of God. But the remarkable thing is that nothing can come between the love of God and a saint. The things Paul mentioned in this passage can and do disrupt the close fellowship of our soul with God and separate our natural life from Him. But none of them is able to come between the love of God and the soul of a saint on the spiritual level. The underlying foundation of the Christian faith is the undeserved, limitless miracle of the love of God that was exhibited on the Cross of Calvary; a love that is not earned and can never be. Paul said this is the reason that “in all these things we are more than conquerors.” We are super-victors with a joy that comes from experiencing the very things which look as if they are going to overwhelm us.

Huge waves that would frighten an ordinary swimmer produce a tremendous thrill for the surfer who has ridden them. Let’s apply that to our own circumstances. The things we try to avoid and fight against— tribulation, suffering, and persecution— are the very things that produce abundant joy in us. “We are more than conquerors through Him” “in all these things”; not in spite of them, but in the midst of them. A saint doesn’t know the joy of the Lord in spite of tribulation, but because of it. Paul said, “I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation” (2 Corinthians 7:4).

The undiminished radiance, which is the result of abundant joy, is not built on anything passing, but on the love of God that nothing can change. And the experiences of life, whether they are everyday events or terrifying ones, are powerless to “separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).

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March 7, 2010

Journal Entry for Today-JDV

The vision I need, “My people perish from lack of vision” is hidden from me. I do not have a view of a vision or revelation of what I am to strive for. I have always had goals and dreams …..where are they now?

And God says…” You are right where I want you to be right now. Historically, when I show you the vision, you immediately begin to pursue it prematurely. Once you see your vision you have a tendency to take off in rapid pursuit. I am reluctant to show you the vision too early. Learn to live in Me day to day, trusting that I will provide all you need, including the vision. When I reveal your vision, you can attend to it then. Until then, know that you are here to love Me with all that you are, and love your neighbor as yourself. In these two commandments you will find, love, joy, peace, and blessings. Seek first the kingdom of God and all that you need, including vision, will be provided.

Proverbs 29:18 (The Message)

 18 If people can’t see what God is doing, 
   they stumble all over themselves;
But when they attend to what he reveals, 
   they are most blessed.

 

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